Domestic Kate

Oh and remember Project Pinterest.  Yeah, I totally failed.  I've made some recipes but I have two projects that remain unfinished.  Instead, I thought I'd share how we took advantage of one of the last warm days of fall.... perfect day for a bath tub photo session with my little girl!

I'll be back with a Pinterest Project post soon.  I know, I missed last week.  I've been working on one though so it'll hopefully be finished so I can post on that next week! I thought I'd share my ALMOST  favorite picture.  Seriously, I love it and it's just so close  to being my most favoritist (yes, that's a word) of all if it weren't for the fact that Caroline's precious smile is being covered up.  That was the extent of our cooperation today for pictures too, so there was no recreating that set up.   Oh well.  We'll try on a different day.

Things are moving slowly over here folks.  Which is not a good thing.  Although I have been pseudo-following the rules of project pinterest for a couple of months, it has only been about a week since I began posting on Project Pinterest so I kind of need this motivation even more--to keep me going on my list of "fun things to try".  I have to keep in mind that project pinterest shouldn't be a daunting task.  Projects and Recipes are really fun to try and PP will do the job at keeping me accountable for trying new things consistently. This week I'll highlight the Frozen Hot Chocolate treat.   I've always wanted to go NYC's Serendipity where they serve up the nations most famous frozen hot chocolate so when I saw these on Pinterest I thought I'd give it a try!   We put the kids to bed early and I quickly made a batch so Tom and I could enjoy them outside on our patio with a game of cards. The recipe calls for a can of evaporated m

I'm a total daydreamer.  I could just sit all day long and think about fun things to do, creative things to make, beautiful things to decorate, (dishes to wash, beds to make, laundry to fold, etc) and I'd be good to go.  The problem with all of this is that not a single thing gets done.  Tom is my exact opposite in this area so our relationship works out well together in that he motivates me to do  things and get them done  and I help Tom... relax  and enjoy  situations. Enter... Pinterest  .  It's like the world's biggest magazine and it can be...time consuming.  Some days it's a distraction for me and I do it just to relax or other days I will have a specific recipe or project I want to look up (like furniture painting tutorials or room decorating styles, etc).  I started to notice a trend-  I kept pinning things and wasn't following through with doing  the projects. Then I thought of something that motivated me in this area.  I call it "Project Pint

It's the only way I can describe this picture.  It's one of my favorites right now. Daddy was working late, my little's just finished splashing together in the bath and both were jammied for bed.  I rarely (if ever?) have gotten a picture where my two kids are sitting close together, looking, and smiling!  Although it's not the worlds most perfect picture, it's one of mine.  I can just look at this picture and smell my kids.  I can smell that fresh-from-the-bath-and-in-my-jammies smell.  I wish they could bottle up that smell so I can gift it to myself 20 years from now.  I can hear their giggles and squeals and I can feel their cuddles. I love that you can relive a memory from a photo and I love the memory from this picture!!

We have ourselves a 2 1/2 year old.  I had been sort of holding off in saying that, but since last week was his "half birthday" I figure it's about time I accept it. I can't believe how much growth can happen in a 1/2 year!   What a delight this little boy brings to us!  Of course we have those typical moments that can occur in the life of a 2 year old but man, the "GREAT" moments quickly out weigh those times that really try your patience.  Hans, You have a love for laughter and everyday, we see an increase in your understanding with humor and....you're down right hilarious!  You have a love for life and it's contagious! You put on Daddy's socks and came out and, in a deep voice, said, "Hi, I'm Daddy!"  You absolutely love your sister.  There are times when I see you (although you don't know it) go over to "Kiki" and give her a huge hug and kiss and whisper, "I love you Kiki&q